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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1471

    Amendment No. 03 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Banking offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 9, after line 31

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17         (5)  Whenever the department finds a person in

18  violation of this act, it may enter an order imposing a fine

19  in an amount not exceeding $5,000 for each count or separate

20  offense provided that the aggregate fine for all violations of

21  this act that could have been asserted at the time of the

22  order imposing the fine shall not exceed $250,000.

23         (6)  Any violation of this act shall also be deemed to

24  be a violation of chapters 494, 516, 520, and/or 655 through

25  667, Florida Statutes.  The department may promulgate rules to

26  enforce this subsection.

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30  And the title is amended as follows:

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1471

    Amendment No. 03 (for drafter's use only)





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  4         purposes; authorizing the department to impose

  5         fines for violations of this act; preempting

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